Iggy Pop

“If you give a good performance, something that gets some feeling across to people, that's such a rare gift. It's underestimated at this point in history, when the music biz is inevitably turning into a kind of politics.”

“It's fair to say that I have a side that is prudent and a side that is not.”

“I was a pretty nice kid. Kind of quiet, but quiet in terms I wasn't going out and setting fire to anything. I had a big mouth and I was creative type, you know.”

“In 1965, when great young white artists in the English-speaking world were successfully re-channeling hillbilly and black music - you know Bob Dylan, Ray Davies, Pete Townsend, Keith Richards - they didn't get any money at first. They were all broke.”

“Look, you're here to see me, and I can't go on until my dealer is here, and he's waiting to be paid, so give me some money so I can fix up, and then you'll get your show.”

“I like semi-torn-down places where I could get nestled in and get something done without anyone bothering me.”

“Musical types tend to combine the burden of the author with the burden of the actor.”

“Basically, I'm a musical vocalist, but I do voiceover stuff as a sideline, like plumbing or something.”